完形填空练习（四十三）
“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be 1 . “Yes, you will all be searching for your future 2 . Each of you will have to 3 someone in your field, plus give and oral report.”
Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This 4 I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him 5 able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”
I shook my head.
“How about some 6 ?”
I shook my head again.
Finally, I thought he realized I was 7 , and I got my first big tip as a 8 . “Never, never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into.” After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from
Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I 10
For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, 15 stories from murders to airplane crashes and 16 choosing my strongest area. 17 I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been 18 Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.
I get 19 all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”
“Well, you see, there was this teacher …” I always start out. I just wish I could 20 her.
1. A. good B. mad C. careless D. curious
2. A. university B. family C. professions D. life
3. A. interview B. find out C. admire D. learn from
4. A. expressed B. ordered C. expected D. meant
5. A. hardly B. nearly C. naturally D. eagerly
6. A. drink B. newspapers C. preparations D. paper
7. A. satisfied B. comfortable C. terrified D. sorry
8. A. student B. journalist C. teacher D. writer
9. A. research B. books C. imagination D. memory
10. A. called B. recognized C. remembered D. visited
11. A. answer B. promise C. stop D. persuade
12. A. how B. whether C. why D. when
13. A. It B.
14. A. breaking in B. getting down C. falling off D. going on
15. A. making up B. listening to C. covering D. writing
16. A. of course B. finally C. doubtfully D. above all
17. A. When B. As long as C. Once D. On condition that
18. A. for B. with C. of D. to
19. A. hurt B. excited C. disappointed D. asked
20. A. respect B. support C. thank D. favor
完形填空练习（四十四）
Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was 1 to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was 2 . So both of them agreed not to 3 after choosing a 4 at every fork (岔路口).
A road sign at the first fork 5 one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the 6 after a 7 discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division (路口) going separately to the panda and peacock. They 8 panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant 9 what they couldn’t help regretting. But they had to make it, and 10 , for it brooked (容忍) no delay. If they hesitated (犹豫不决) they would miss 11 . Only 12 decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 13 possible regret.
Life is 14 like this—choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two 15 jobs, two fascinating wooers (追求者). To get one you 16 give up the other—you can get half of it. If you 17 weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely 18 empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it. 19 you have got half of the desirable things in life—something that is 20 to come by.
1. A. easy B. eager C. impossible D. possible
2. A. enough B. limited C. tight D. plentiful
3. A. retrace B. come C. go D. go back
4. A. main road B. branch C. crossing D. highway
5. A. showed B. pointed C. intended D. made
6. A. former B. later C. last D. the third
7. A. brief B. long C. no D. heated
8. A. hoped B. wanted C. favored D. got
9. A. getting B. taking C. grasping D. giving up
10. A. slowly B. immediately C. timely D. easily
11. A. less B. more C. most D. least
12. A. high B. slow C. short D. rapid
13. A. increase B. rid C. reduce D. raise
14. A. just exactly B. more or less C. hardly D. most
15. A. unwanted B. rejected C. enjoyable D. desirable
16. A. wish B. want C. must D. have to
17. A. spend time B. kill time C. have a hard time D. hope for
18. A. start with B. get up C. succeed in D. end up in
19. A. By no means B. Not in the least C. At most D. At least
20. A. stupid B. delighted C. hard D. supported
